France, April 20 -- Renowned British-Nigerian visual artistYinka Shonibare is celebrating hisfirst solo exhibition on the African continent, at the age of 62 - an explosion of colour that raises questions of identity and challenges the way we see the post-colonial world.
"Can we look at the sculpture of your Refugee Astronaut? Could you tell us if the way it has been installed suits you?"
"Yes. Wow! It's great, it looks amazing!"
A few hours before the opening of the exhibition, Shonibare is standing in front of his life's works, in the bright rooms of the Fondation Hcontemporary art centre in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo.
From floor to ceiling, his creations dazzle with their vivid colours and playful irony. "It's fantastic to be ...